accelerometer

ac·cel·er·om·e·ter

(ak-sel-er-om'ĕ-ter),

An instrument for measuring the rate of change of velocity per unit of time.

accelerometer

Any instrument used to measure acceleration.

Typically, accelerometers contain a small mass, connected to a stiff spring, with some electrical means of measuring the spring deflection when the mass is accelerated; the type of accelerometer used in gait analysis is usually very small and measures acceleration in one direction, but can be clustered for two- and three-dimensional measurements.

accelerometer

(ak″sel-ĕ-rom′ĕ-tĕr) [ acceler(ation) + -meter]

An instrument that detects a change in the velocity of the object to which it is attached. The device may be designed to record the changes and indicate the direction(s) of the acceleration.

On the other hand, it is important to mention that in the bibliography there are works in which modifications are made in the geometry of the accelerometers, both in their mass (US Patent, 2011) and in the form of suspension beams.

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